Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)889999999999981088776661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222431252539262641403938553735351331131026535343374
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.98
1:14PM
1.97
1:53AM
1.93
2:10PM
1.89
2:55AM
1.89
3:13PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.32
7:36PM
0.20
8:05AM
0.39
8:33PM
0.26
9:08AM
0.46
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:06-------8:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514141620192017161515181920201920191920212121
Feels °C (?)161413131519192015151516191819191720202021212121
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